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Fossil Cottage 3 Church Knowle Church Knowle BH20 5NF

Granted Dorset P/TRC/2025/04741 Tree Works- Conservation Area

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

T1 & T2 Apples: Reduce to old pruning points by up 1.5 metres in places incorporating both trees as one. T3 Western Red Cedar: Remove two lowest limbs garden side. T4 Line of Western Red Cedars: Reduce overhang garden side by up to 0.75m. T5 Oak: Reduce and shape by up to 1.2m in places mainly reducing the overextended branches. Crown lift over highway to 5.2m.

As published by the council, reference P/TRC/2025/04741

Application record

Reference
P/TRC/2025/04741
Type
Tree Works- Conservation Area
Status
Response Issued
Decision
Granted As published: Tree Works - CA - No Objection
Received
11 Aug 2025
Validated
11 Aug 2025
Decided
17 Sep 2025
Ward
South East Purbeck Ward
Parish
Church Knowle
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
BH20 5NF

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Aug 2025

    Received by Dorset

  2. 17 Sep 2025

    Decision issued: Tree Works - CA - No Objection

  3. 11 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

4 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Dorset granted permission on 17 September 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About tree works applications

Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.

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